One Parliamentary Candidates love of and concern for England.

The Union

The English Democrats are not against the Union of 1707 that brought the People of the Four Nations together. This is a wry look at the question that makes the point that although the United Kingdom may bring many benefits to the people, fairness is not one of them.

Only the English would vote for someone to govern us who had sworn an oath to put the interests of another country first – every time!

Remember Darling showing his concern that the lay-off of Scottish bank workers should not occur but no such concern for English bank workers. Who will the bank bosses follow? The man who is going to make key decisions about them or the English workers?

An English Parliament

“Garry Bushell is Britain’s best known telly critic, loved, feared and hated in equal measure because of his hard-hitting views and killer one-liners. Garry is also deeply associated with British youth cults, rock, punk and Ska bands. He has written two gripping crime novels, discovered new talent by the bucket-load, managed bands, championed working class comics and notched up a Number One hit. Clearly, there’s a lot of light hidden under the tabloid Bushell…”

Of course if you devolve matters to an English Parliament then Westminster is now responsible only for around 20% or so of the total government spend. As such it need only be around a quarter of its current size, split between the reformed House of Commons and an elected House of Lords. The cost saving is likely to be much more than the annual running costs of an English Parliament.

And for once we English will be able to decide if MPs have a second job, hold the ministr for health, education, transport or Justice to account and have a proper devolved government and first minster as Scotland does, and Wales should have.